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Date of these obituaries: 06-29-1999
Monsignor Thomas B. Finn, vicar general in Covington
The Rev. Monsignor Thomas Bernard Finn, 88, of Fort Mitchell, died Sunday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas.
Monsignor Finn was a retired vicar general for the Diocese of Covington - second only to the bishop in terms of responsibility - and a former pastor of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas and Holy Cross Church in Latonia.
"A lot of people were touched by his life," said Father John H. Kroger, pastor of St. Anthony Church in Bellevue, who served as assistant to Monsignor Finn for five years.
"He loved the church, and he dedicated his life to the church."
Monsignor Finn was a former vicar for religious affairs, domestic prelate and consultor with the diocese, and also served as director of Diocesan Catholic Charities, now known as Catholic Social Services, for about 15 years.
While director for the Diocesan Catholic Charities, Monsignor Finn and his sister, Ella Finn, now deceased, housed and educated a Vietnamese orphan.
"He and his sister welcomed a young Vietnamese girl into their lives and into their hearts," said Father Kroger.
Monsignor Finn, whose father was a Covington police officer, was ordained in 1937 by the Most Rev. Francis W. Howard at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington.
He initially served as an assistant at Immaculate Conception Church in Newport, then became secretary to the Most Rev. William T. Mulloy in 1945.
The following year, he was named the diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.
He later served as the Marriage Tribunal's Defender of the Bond, chaplain at St. Joseph Heights in Fort Wright, and an administrator with St. Joseph Church in Camp Springs.
After retiring in 1981, Monsignor Finn served on the St. Elizabeth Medical Center Board for 10 years, was chaplain of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati for a year, and has been the chaplain in residence at Carmel Manor since 1994.
Survivors include a niece, Mary Truong of Cincinnati; and cousins, Kathryn Dempsey McClatchey of Cincinnati, Kathryn Brennan Cox of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Mildred Dempsey McCabe of Fort Wright.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Cathedral Basilica. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Thursday at the cathedral.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Louise Blum, 77, of Florence, died Saturday at her home. She was an assembler with the Kroger Co. and a member of Springdale Senior Citizens Club in Cincinnati. Her first husband, Tommy Shaw Jr., died in 1964. Her second husband, Donald Blum, died in 1986. A son, John K. Shaw, died in 1983.
Survivors include a daughter, Reta Mae Thomas of Tucson, Ariz.; sons, William J. Shaw of Owen County and Dennis R. Shaw of Cincinnati; a stepson, David Blum of Oshawa, Canada; sisters, Lenna Hardtke of Erlanger and Mitzi Haver of Cincinnati; a brother, Orville Frazier of Reno, Nev.; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wendesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Florence Crockett, 81, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a secretary with Ames Mining Co. and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. Her husband, J. Russ Crockett, died in 1997.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Pitman of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; sons, Joe Crockett of Covington, Bill Crockett of Fort Wright, Ed Crockett of Midway, Ohio; a sister, Betty Powell of Versailles; a brother, James Finneran of Nashville, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren; and eight great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; or Mother Angelica, 5817 Old Leeds Road, Ironsdale, Ala. 35120. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Alvin J. Goetz, 88, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Mary Lu Hasekoester, 72, of Independence, died Sunday at her home. She was a Realtor with Century 21 in Erlanger.
Survivors include a son, Robert L. Hasekoester of Independence; daughters, Diane Steffen of Owen County, Stephany Baumgartner of Crittenden and Mary Lou Dunbar of Stockbridge, Ga.; a sister, Dot Hahn of Fort Thomas; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243; or Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Roberta Hawkins, 83, of Grapevine, Texas, formerly of Carrollton, died Monday in Texas. She was a retired furniture sander with Ison Brothers Furniture Factory, Carrollton, and a member of Turners Station Christian Church.
Survivors include daughters, Jane Baldwin of Southlake, Texas, and Wanda Barker of Lexington; a son, Donald Lee Hawkins of Lancaster; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Martha Pauline Thompson Humphries, 89, of Berry, died Sunday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles Marion Humphries, and a son, Charles Lowell Humphries, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Anna Cason and Peggy Williams, both of Berry, and Janet Roark of Lexington; sons, Timothy Humphries Sr. of Cynthiana and David Humphries of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Berry Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Harrison County. Memorials are suggested to Berry Christian Church, Berry, Ky. 41003.
Ward Lee Jenkins, 82, of Corinth, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired construction worker and a member of Stonewall First Church of God, Sadieville.
Survivors include daughters, Darlene Carter of Williamstown, Sondra Hudgins of Newport and Joann Conway of Falmouth; sons, Price Jenkins of Richmond, Dan Ward Jenkins of Newport and Rob Jenkins of Louisville; a sister, Myra Chandler of Batavia, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery, Sadieville.
Jerome A. Kohrs, 76, of Florence, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Patty Lewis, 92, of Erlanger, died Saturday at the Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, George Lewis, died in 1986. A son, Jack Lewis, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Brown of Covington and Mallie Baley of Florence; sons, Raymond Lewis of Erlanger and James Lewis of Latonia; sisters, Elizabeth Vickers of Walton, Maggie Menchouse, Ruth Thompson and Frances Beach, all of Covington; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial w ill be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Edward Ober, 78, of Covington, died at 9:35 p.m. Monday in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Burnet C. Sawyer, 66, of Bowling Green, formerly of Cincinnati, died Saturday at Bowling Green Medical Center. She was a retired title clerk with Joseph Chevrolet, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Timothy Sawyer of Bowling Green; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Laura Shell, 70, of Newport, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Naomi Primitive Baptist Church, Rogers.
Survivors include her husband, Palmer Shell Sr.; a son, Palmer Shell Jr. of Newport; sisters, Bernice Brock of Cincinnati and Ann Hopper of Newport; a brother, Hulbert Brewer of Indiana; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Charles H. Volker, 87, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a serviceman with Union Light Heat and Power, a member of West Covington Boosters Club and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Betty Hughes Volker, died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Kindle of Florence and Rebecca Ratchford of Covington; a son, Clifford Volker of Florence; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Mae Jump Walker, 72, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Covington, died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at Ormond in the Pines Nursing Home, Ormond Beach, Fla. She was a retired employee of R. L. Polk & Co., and a concession stand operator with Henry Strauss & Co., Cincinnati. She was a member of the South Side Baptist Church, Covington.
Her husband, Jesse Jump, died in 1971. A son, Darrell Jump, died in 1974. A sister, Loretta Laidlaw, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, Donald E. Jump of Ocala.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Stella Webster, 95, of Adair County, formerly of Kenton County, died at 11:40 p.m. Monday at her son's residence in Adair County.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
